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JM2010 Contributed Paper: No Urban Amish Here: Social Networking at UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library

Posted by Evonda Copeland, Supervisor of Library Services, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ Like me, you might be wondering what “urban Amish” means, and whether or not you are one. To be clear – urban Amish is an endearing term referring to people who do not use tech gadgets and mobile devices (no Facebook page, no […]

JM2010 Plenary Session

Posted by Carol Ann Attwood, MLIS; Patient Health & Education Library, Mayo Clinic Arizona Speakers:  Keith Frey, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona and Nadine Ellero The speakers, one from Arizona and one from Virginia, shared their stories of integration activities with an electronic medical record implementation cycle within their organizations.  Dr. Frey, who leads the Cerner […]

JM2010 Invited Speaker Nadine Ellero

Posted by Marcus Banks, MLIS, Manager of Education and Research Services; UC San Francisco Library and Center for Knowledge Management CLOSER CONNECTIONS: HOW ONE MEDICAL LIBRARIAN BECAME INVOLVED IN EMR ACTIVITIES By: Nadine Ellero, Intellectual Access Librarian, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia. Following Dr. Frey’s closing after the important role health sciences […]

JM2010 Invited Speaker Dr. Keith Frey

Posted by Marcus Banks, MLIS, Manager of Education and Research Services; UC San Francisco Library and Center for Knowledge Management THE EMR:  OUR JOURNEY TO FULL MEDICAL PRACTICE AUTOMATION By: Dr. Keith Frey, Mayo Clinic Arizona To begin the afternoon plenary session, Dr. Frey discussed how the Mayo Clinic has made–and continues to make–strides towards […]

JM2010 Contributed Paper: Stretching Those Resource Dollars: Lessons Learned on Building and Managing a Hospital Library Consortium for Cooperative E-Licensing

Posted by Evonda Copeland, Supervisor of Library Services, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ With “Stretching Those Resource Dollars: Lessons Learned on Building and Managing a Hospital Library Consortium for Cooperative E-Licensing” Julie Kwan, Rick Burke and James Wiser shared first year results from the e-licensing collaborative between the National Network of Libraries of Medicine-Pacific Southwest Region […]

JM2010 Contributed Paper: Simplify Access to Hospital Library Resources with Technology

Posted by Marcus Banks, MLIS, Manager of Education and Research Services; UC San Francisco Library and Center for Knowledge Management In “Simplify Access to Hospital Library Resources with Technology,”  Judy Kraemer offered several useful suggestions for hospital librarians who wish to improve access to library resources via an ILS and their web site.  The ultimate […]

JM2010 Contributed Paper: Publication Rate of Abstracted Projects from the Medical Library Association Annual Meetings

Posted by Marcus Banks, MLIS, Manager of Education and Research Services; UC San Francisco Library and Center for Knowledge Management In this presentation Sally Harvey and Janene Wandersee presented the results of their fascinating and thorough study of the rates at which MLA meeting presentations are converted into formal publication. The impetus for the study […]

JM2010 CE: Understanding Healthcare Literature/Critical Appraisal

By Evonda Copeland, Supervisor of Library Services, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ The CE “Understanding Healthcare Literature: Advanced Critical Appraisal” by Ann McKibbon, opened with a lively, attendee-initiated discussion about the reliability of results that are reported in published studies and the importance of looking at external factors that could influence that reporting.   Author’s affiliations, sponsor’s […]

JM2010 CE: Understanding Healthcare Literature

By Kathleen Carlson, MLS, AHIP Health Sciences Librarian; Arizona State University at the Downtown Phoenix Campus, Information Commons Library This four hour continuing education class by Ann McKibbon, “Understanding Healthcare Literature: Advanced Critical Appraisal,” took attendees through the paces  of examining specific articles in the medical literature. She made attendees fearless to participate and she […]

Introducing the Official Bloggers of the 2010 Joint Meeting

By Andrea Lynch, Lee Graff Medical & Scientific Library, City of Hope Can’t make it to all the paper sessions you’re interested in?  Would love to clone yourself so that you can be in two places at once during the Joint Meeting?  You don’t need to – we’ve got it covered! Below are the 2010 […]

University of Pittsburgh’s “HealthCAS” Program: Apply Now!

Applications are now being accepted for University of Pittsburgh’s inaugural online “HealthCAS” program from June 2010-May 2011.  The cohort is limited to 25 students.  All students will complete an applied research project in their community or institution as part of their studies. The University of Pittsburgh invites applications to its online Certificate of Advanced Study […]

Bloggers Still Needed for JM2010!

Please consider volunteering to be an Official Blogger for the Joint Meeting!  Receive AHIP points for sharing your perspective on events/activities you’ll already be attending.  By this Friday, January 15th, let Emily Brennan know you’re interested (ebrennan@usc.edu).  Thank you to those who have already volunteered! For more information, see the blog post, “MLGSCA/NCNMLG JM2010: Call […]

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